Free
A real world for €0 Free forever
€0 /month €0 /month No card. No trial timer. Shared capacity May queue when busy
- 2 GBRAM
- ~4at once
- 5 GBstorage
- Unlimited invites
- Daily backups
- Java/Bedrock cross-play
- Plugins & mods
Early-access waitlist
Your world. One address. It wakes when anyone joins.
Give your Minecraft world a permanent address, share it once, and stop paying for a machine that sits idle. The world sleeps when nobody’s playing and wakes the moment a friend connects.
One permanent address No credit card to start 100% green energy 30-day money-back guarantee Daily backups on every plan
0 Free world storage
0 Players at once on Pro
0 Permanent address
0 Money-back guarantee
Planned early-access pricing
Pick the size that fits your group.
Start free, upgrade when you need to.
One permanent address, wake-on-join, no server admin. Paid worlds get priority startup at any hour. Free worlds use spare capacity and may wait in a short queue when the platform is busy — that’s the honest trade-off for €0.
No hard player caps. The numbers below are comfortable simultaneous capacity. Invite as many friends as you like and keep as many worlds as your storage fits.
Buddy
Tiny vanilla Paper world Usual price €2.79/mo
Early-access price Save 50%
€1.99 /month €1.39 /month €16.72/yr · usually €33.52/yr Priority startup Skips the wake queue
- 2.5 GBRAM
- ~5at once
- 10 GBstorage
- Unlimited invites
- Daily backups
- Java/Bedrock cross-play
- Plugins & mods
Crew
Vanilla SMP or light plugins Usual price €5.59/mo
Early-access price Save 38%
€4.99 /month €3.49 /month €41.92/yr · usually €67.12/yr Priority startup Skips the wake queue
- 4 GBRAM
- ~10at once
- 20 GBstorage
- Unlimited invites
- Daily backups
- Java/Bedrock cross-play
- Plugins & mods
Legion
Vanilla with plugins, light modpack Usual price €9.09/mo
Early-access price Save 31%
€8.99 /month €6.29 /month €75.52/yr · usually €109.12/yr Priority startup Skips the wake queue
- 6 GBRAM
- ~20at once
- 40 GBstorage
- Unlimited invites
- Daily backups
- Java/Bedrock cross-play
- Plugins & mods
Pro
Plugin-heavy SMP or moderate modpack Usual price €12.59/mo
Early-access price Save 28%
€12.99 /month €9.09 /month €109.12/yr · usually €151.12/yr Priority startup Skips the wake queue
- 8 GBRAM
- ~25at once
- 60 GBstorage
- Unlimited invites
- Daily backups
- Java/Bedrock cross-play
- Plugins & mods
What “available” means: every world keeps one permanent address. Paid plans can wake with priority whenever a friend joins. Free plans wake when shared capacity is open and may queue at peak times.
Be first in line when early access opens
How it works
One address. No admin.
No control panels, no JVM flags, no hardware guesswork. Your friends connect exactly like any other Minecraft server — they just never see the parts you used to manage.
Share one address
dragons.worldfolder.com is yours forever. Players add it to the normal server list — Java or Bedrock — and it always resolves.
Just play
No IPs, no ports, no config files. Pick the maps, plugins and mods you want, and we handle the rest. If a friend joins when nobody’s online, the world wakes itself up.
Pay for playtime, not idle time
The free tier covers about 4 friends forever. Upgrades are monthly, optional and cancellable — and your world exports anytime. No lock-in, ever.
What’s included
The essentials are already there.
Every plan — including free — comes with backups, green energy and a refund policy baked in. No add-on fees, no surprise charges.
100% green energy
Our EU data centers run on renewable electricity. And because worlds sleep when empty, we only use power while someone is actually playing.
30-day money-back guarantee
Paid plans come with a 30-day money-back guarantee. If WorldFolder is not for you, you get a full refund. No forms, no questions asked.
Daily backups
Free worlds: 1 daily backup. Paid worlds: daily backups kept for 7 days. Every world is backed up every day. Free plans keep the latest backup; paid plans keep the last 7 days, so you can roll back to yesterday (or last week) anytime.
Your world, yours
Export your world anytime, move it anywhere, keep it forever. No lock-in, ever.
FAQ
Questions people actually ask.
If yours isn’t here, email us at hello@worldfolder.com — a human replies.
How many players can join my world?
As many as you invite — there is no cap on total players. The number on each plan is "how many can be online at once" before RAM and CPU become the limit. A Crew world (about 10 at once) happily hosts a 50-person whitelist; they just can't all be online at the same moment. Need more at once? Upgrade the RAM or tell us what you're building.
How many worlds can I have?
As many as your storage fits — that's the real limit, and it's upgradeable. A typical world takes roughly 5–10 GB, so 20 GB fits about 2–4 worlds. You can swap worlds anytime without creating a new server.
What is WorldFolder?
WorldFolder is Minecraft hosting for people who want to play, not administer. Your world keeps one permanent address, wakes automatically when anyone joins, and costs what you actually need. No RAM selectors, no JVM flags, no dashboards.
Is there a free Minecraft server hosting tier?
Yes. Every WorldFolder starts free: 2 GB RAM, about 4 players at once, 5 GB storage, one permanent address — included forever. Free worlds wake when shared capacity is available, and may wait in a short queue when the platform is busy. Paid plans skip the queue and start at €1.99/month.
How much does a Minecraft server cost per month?
Early-access prices start at €1.99/month (2.5 GB, about 5 players) and €4.99/month (4 GB, about 10 players, with plugins, mods and Bedrock cross-play). Yearly billing is 30% cheaper than 12 monthly payments. Joining the waitlist is not a purchase and does not guarantee a price.
How fast does the server start?
Paid plans get priority wake-up: the target is under 10 seconds, and they skip the shared-capacity queue. Free worlds target about 20 seconds when capacity is available, but may queue when the platform is busy. Either way, your address stays the same whether the world is awake or sleeping.
Can I host modpacks and plugins?
Yes. Pick from popular modpacks like Cobblemon, Better MC, Create and All the Mods 10, or add plugins such as EssentialsX, land claims, voice chat and live web maps. No launcher dance — choose, and it's installed.
Do Java and Bedrock players play together?
Yes. Bedrock cross-play is planned for paid plans from €4.99/month — Java, Bedrock and mobile players can all join the same world. One honest caveat: some heavy modpacks are Java-only, because Bedrock can't render their content.
How does yearly billing work?
Yearly is 30% lower than paying the monthly price for 12 months. Each pricing card shows both the effective monthly rate and the total yearly charge. Joining the waitlist does not place an order or guarantee a price.
What if it does not work for my group?
Every paid plan comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee. And your world exports anytime — no lock-in, ever.
Does WorldFolder run on green energy?
Yes — 100% green energy. Our servers live in EU data centers powered by renewable electricity. And because worlds sleep when nobody is playing, the energy we use is the energy you actually need.
Are my worlds backed up?
Yes. Every world is backed up daily. Free plans keep the latest daily backup; paid plans keep the last 7 days, so you can roll back to yesterday or last week. Backups count against your plan storage.
Do I need a credit card?
No. The free tier requires no card at all. You only add payment when you upgrade, and every upgrade is optional, monthly or yearly, and cancellable anytime.